Shree Sanatan Dharm Pratinidhi Sabha (SSDPS) Labasa branch spent over $24,000 to host the nine-day Carpenters Finance Labasa Sanatan tournament this year.

The annual tournament began last Saturday at Subrail Park in Labasa and will end on Sunday with a grand finale at 3:30pm.

Tournament chairman Mor Singh said the number of teams participating have increased over the years.

“We’ve to go out of the way to secure more sponsorship to host such big tournament,” Singh said.

“Last year we had 27 teams and spent close to $18,000.

“The purpose of organising this tournament is to get people together. We have teams coming from Bua, Dreketi and Seaqaqa.”

Pool 1: Anuve, Coqeloa L.N, Lions, Naleba Coqeloa, T.B.L Valebasoga;

Pool 2: Naduna Shivay, Urata Northern Bullet, Korotari Riverside;

Pool 3: Koronasau Tiri, Vunivau, Seaqaqa, Wailevu;

Pool 4: Qawa Brothers, Bua Nabeqa, Wailevu;

Pool 5: Tabia, WW Tovata, Boca, G&M Qawa, A.C Lajonia;

Pool 6:  Police Namara, Abua United, Bulileka United, Nagata Shiv, Vuniwai/ Salusalu;

Pool 7: Namara, Batinikama, C.F Nagigi, G.M.H Shiv Shakti, Tabucola;

Pool 8: Vunimoli, Deep River, Vunicuicui, Gyaan Deepak Buca.

Day 3 results

Naduna Shivay 0-1 Northern Bullet, Deep River 0-1 Buca, Qawa Brothers 0-2 Nabeqa, Tabia 0-0 A.C. Lajonia. Police Namara 3-0 Vuniwai / Salusalu, Namara  0-1 Tabucola, Bua 1-2 Wailevu, KoronasauTiri 0-0 Seaqaqa, Naleba Coqeloa 0-1Lions, Urata 0-0 Korotari Riverside.

Korotari Riverside team preparing for Carpenters Finance Labasa Sanatan tournament in Labasa on September 4. , 2017.
Photo: Shratika Singh

What’s On Today?

5.10pm Korotari-Wailevu Ganesh; 6 GM Qawa-AC Lajona; 6.50 Vuniwai/Salusalu-Nagata Shiv; 7.40 Qawa-Wailevu; 8.30 GMH Shiv Shakti-Tabucola; 9.20 Valebasoga-Lions.

Edited by Osea Bola

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